CVE-2021-27230
CVSS V2 Medium 6.5
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
ExpressionEngine before 5.4.2 and 6.x before 6.0.3 allows PHP Code Injection by certain authenticated users who can leverage Translate::save() to write to an _lang.php file under the system/user/language directory.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-27230
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-03-15T23:15:12
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-07-12T17:42:04
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.4.2 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.0.0 | 6.0.3 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://hackerone.com/reports/1093444 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
| http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2021-03 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://expressionengine.com/features | Vendor Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Mar/32 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161805/ExpressionEngine-6.0.2-PHP-Code-Injection.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27230 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-27230 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:19:20 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 23:48:25 | 2021-03-15T23:15Z | 2021-03-15T23:15:12 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 23:48:25 | 2022-07-12T17:42:04 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 23:48:25 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |